Who is best Nadal or Federer?

Question

Who is best Nadal or Federer?

Answer 1

Currently Nadal but Federer over the last 5 years !!!

Answer 2

currently federer until the 18th of august then nadal is king, which he more than deserves after an amazing past 4 years.

he now has the mental aswell as physical edge over fed, the question that remains is can fed make it back to the top?? or will nadals closest challenger be young novak ?.. i think none of them are going to happen.. the truth is.. when rafa becomes number 1.. he will become an unstoppable force.. like federer once was.. except nadal will maintain his awesomeness for the rest of his career.. =)

Answer 3

I like both but the changing of the guard on August 18th suggests Rafa is better.

But really Federer is the best. He's a versatile all-court player, he's extremely consistent every single year and he could very well go down as the greatest tennis player of all time.

Answer 4

it used 2 be Federer but now it's nadal

Answer 5

Definately Nadal and no question about it!

Think about it: Nadal is almost 5 years younger than Federer, and yet he already has more points than Fed.... think about that score sheet five years from now!!!

Answer 6

Federer is the best and a complete player. Nadal is the better player this season. His seven victories, including 2 majors and a couple of Masters series Titles are evidence to that stat. Roger has struggled this year with just 2 wins and appears a bit vulnerable.

Answer 7

I agree with Goldie in that this question has certainly brought the Fed fans out!  Whether or not the slump Fed is in now is just a temporary slump or is going to be a more permanent downhill slide, Fed fans should be grateful for what he has given tennis but also gracious in accepting that Rafa has worked hard and steadily improved his game on all surfaces to bring him to his current #1 status. The numbers don't lie folks - even while Fed was at his strongest, Rafa still had a winning record against him and is continuing to broaden the gap in the record.  Tennis is constantly progressing - there is room for many great players - in fact, the more the better.

Answer 8

I agree with most of the people who have answered this question.

Federer definitely has the better game overall, and he will go down in tennis history as one of the best players of all time.  He probably won't win as consistently as he has won for the past 4.5 years, but I believe he will still win a few majors.  

Some people would like to belittle his dominance and his achievements, but here's some food for thought.  He took over the number 1 ranking in February 2004.  Can you even imagine where you were in life in February 2004?  Since that time, I've had two children, the youngest of whom is now 1 1/2.  My husband started and completed residency, and he has been in practice for over a year!  3 of my friends developed cancer, 2 won a long and painful battle.  I've lost 2 grandparents.  And the price of gas has risen from around $1.50 to $4.00!  And all this time, Federer has been churning out title after title after title without tiring out.

Sure, Nadal is number 1 now.  He IS the better player at the moment.  And Federer may never have a winning record against him.  But, in the end, I think more people and more experts will agree that Federer is/was the more brilliant/complete player between the 2.  STRATEGY-wise.  VARIETY-wise.  SELECTION-wise.  BEAUTY-wise (the fluidity of his movement is quite a sight to behold!).

I like Nadal, too.  But Federer is the more impressive of the 2.

Answer 9

No matter what's going on in this one year, I'd pick Federer.  

Well of course this question will bring out Federer and Nadal fans since that's pretty much who it's directed to.

Answer 10

Rafa Nadal :)

He is only 22 and has won 5 grandslams and has plenty more to come ;)

When Federer was 22, he has only won 1 grandslam.

Both are really good players though and both will go down in history :)

Vamos Rafa! xx

Answer 11

At the moment Nadal is best, but Federer will go down as the best tennis player in history.  Those are the two ways to answer your question

Answer 12

i think nadal,this is because he has the chance to improve.unlike fed,he'll be 27 soon and nadal is only 22

Answer 13

To tell ya the truth I think that they r both on the same level. But really I think Nadal is a little better than Federer. I'm glad that Nadal is number 1 now. I kind of getting kind of tired of Federer being number 1 all the time.

Answer 14

Federer is an incredible player, but I think that Nadal will surpass him.  Remember that Nadal is 5 years younger than Federer.  If he wins the French Open and Wibeldon every year for 5 years, he will surpass Federer's grand slam record, supposing that Federer doesn't win any more Grand Slams, which I don't think he will.  Plus, Nadal is totally beating Federer in their head to head record.  

Answer 15

They both are the best players, should be written in the book of the greatest player in history. They are the best in their own ways, their games are completely different, different styles, different mentalities.

Personally I prefer Federer, who is more stylish, more elegant.  

Nadal's game is about power, is very macho and physical.

Federer's game is more like a piece of art, it's about beauty and grace.

Put it this way, Nadal is like a boxer, Federer is like a ballet dancer.  

Or referring to music, Nadal is the Heavy Metal, Hard Rock.

Federer is the classic music, such as Mozzart's music.

This is how I look at it.  

Answer 16

Federer was the best player; he's won dozens of ATP Masters Series and Grand Slams, but he is getting old now. Nadal is quite a good player, and ever since the Rogers Cup I think that he might achieve ATP Ranked #1 after all. But still, Federer is about the most popular player in the history of tennis.

Answer 17

Right now Federer but in a couple of weeks Nadal is the new king.  Federer will not go down without a fight though!

Answer 18

Fed is goin downhill now coz' age is catching up on him, it's like when Sampras had reached his age by now

Nadal is on an uphill climb for now coz' he's young & more powerful

It's Nadal's time right now, he'll be d next best player

Answer 19

C one is power wth style(Nadal) nd another is style & technique(Federer).

Power overruled everything whn thy r in form----so right now NADAL is da king.

Bt 1 cant 4get 4 n a half consistent no.1 position holder.

Bt again u cant exclude da present also....

Answer 20

nadal is right now on any surface and will be on clay for as long as he can keep up his intense style of play. however i see federer as a top 3 player for the rest of his life because of his fluid movement and playing style: he'll be able to play at his level for probably the rest of his life and will without a doubt go down as one of the greatest ever if not the best.

Answer 21

Nadallllllllllllllllllllll.................

Answer 22

Even Kobe Bryant answered ur question! OMG! I agree w/ Kobe!

Answer 23

Federer of course even though he is in a slump his game is just amazing and perfect

Answer 24

This question is actually pretty funny, brought out ALL the Federer fans and Rafa fans too.

Quite honestly, a year ago FEDERER currently NADAL.  Federer is still a great competitor and champion and I dont think in anyway we wont seem him winning another grand slam, HOWEVER right now the man of the hour is Nadal.  Getting better and better eveytime he plays.  

I happen to love BOTH players because they make each other THAT MUCH BETTER, and make the sport of tennis that much more interesting,  and without each other they would be bored.

Just think about that.

Answer 25

Right now Nadal is clearly the better player.  

Answer 26

currently nadal is better than federer, but federer will go down as the best player in history when his career is over

Answer 27

Federer

Answer 28

Federer  

Answer 29

Federer is the better player. He held the number one spot for 4 1/2 years! However he's past his prime and Nadal is taking over. I dont think Nadal will have the same amazing run that Federer did though

Answer 30

Nadal.....also he has the biggest left arm of any tennis player in the world. He is more passionate in his game where as Federer is much more charasmatic and very James bondish cool and laid back. Both are brilliant athletes though.